Where does “alloppiare” come from?
alloppiare (Italian) comes from Italian oppio, from Latin opium, from Ancient Greek ὄπιον, from Ancient Greek ὀπός, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷós, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
alloppiare (Italian): To spike a drink with opium; To send to sleep...
Definitions
- To spike a drink with opium; To send to sleep...
Ancestry of “alloppiare”, step by step
alloppiare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian oppio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | oppio | opium; Alternative form of loppio; first-person... |
| 2 | Latin | opium | opium, poppy-juice |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὄπιον | poppy juice, opium |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀπός | juice, vegetable/plant juice; fig-juice |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷós | juice of plants |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Italian l’
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | l’ | the |